Just a thought for fellow developers out there but I could see a really nice use of the large format readers like the mythical Plastic Logic Reader as a way to just splat over your code files and get out of the office, make your reviews and note any errors or changes then just make your changes when you get back to your workstation.
Sure a tablet PC makes a lot more sense as you can run your whole development environment but I could see the benefit of just getting out and away sometimes where you can feel more relaxed and make notes, jot down ideas, draw a diagram or two, even rough out new code.
Of course nicely formatted output is a must for this to work so either a 'pretty printer' plug-in or just printing the code to a PDF would be a must. I think the ability to work in landscape mode is needed as well. But even that could be worked around on just a Sony 600 or 900 reader.
So, any coders/developers/designers out there using a reader device for this task? I admit I am, these days now 'old school' after 25yrs as a developer so when I am forced to get my hands dirty with actual code, I still drag out my colored pencils, highlighters and get a hard copy when figuring out a module or troubleshooting. I was weened on these tricks and dunno why an ereader never crossed my mind as a tool for this until now, but I really like the idea...even if a touch display means either a Wacom type touch display OR a glossy passive touch display. Since I have hand probs due to RA I am leaning away from a Wacom device since it's very difficult to hold a thin teeny stylus for more than a few moments. But with a passive touch I can use my fatter pens from Avery that 3-n-1 (pencil, pen, stylus) as the stylus.
Anyway, just a thought as an alternative to debugging and designing the modern way in the IDE...
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